On 18 NOV 2023, the Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) organised a one-day Awareness Programme on “Pharmacopoeial Parameters of ASU&H" under the Regional Raw Drug Repository (RRDR) – Gangetic Plain Region project, funded by the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of Ayush.
Dr. Raman Mohan Singh, Director, PCIM&H briefed participants on standardization and quality control of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy (ASU&H) drugs. Prof. (Dr.) Mahesh Kumar Dadhich, CEO, NMPB, highlighted the importance of raw drug quality for ASU&H systems and informed that NMPB, with National Physical Laboratory, is developing the Bhartiya Nirdeshak Dravya for ASU&H drugs, commending PCIM&H for establishing thematic medicinal plant gardens with QR-code databases.
Dr. Rajendra Singh, Former Associate Director, DRDR, acknowledged PCIM&H's role in establishing pharmacopoeial and formulary standards. Dr. A. Jayanty, PSO, PCIM&H, reported that PCIM&H maintains 523 authentic raw drug samples and about 1,000 herbarium specimens of 218 ASU&H drug species.
Around 60 participants from institutions like Jamia Hamdard University, Raj Kumar Goel Institute of Technology, GS Ayurveda College, All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), Sanskar College of Pharmacy, Bakson Homoeopathic Medical College, and IMS Ghaziabad attended.
Technical sessions included lectures by Dr. Mukesh Kumar, Consultant, RRDR Project, Dr. A. Jayanty, PSO, PCIM&H, Dr. S.C. Verma, PSO, PCIM&H, and Dr. M. Ramesh, SO (Microbiology). Participants underwent hands-on training and demonstrations, with exposure visits to the Herbal Gardens, Regional Raw Drug Repository, and Seed Bank.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Ayush: Indian governmental body responsible for developing and promoting education and research in Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy.
Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H): Organized an awareness program on pharmacopoeial parameters of ASU&H drugs.
National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB): Funded the Regional Raw Drug Repository (RRDR) – Gangetic Plain Region project and is collaborating with the National Physical Laboratory for the Bhartiya Nirdeshak Dravya for ASU&H drugs.
ASU&H: Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, and Homoeopathy – traditional medicine systems of India.
Regional Raw Drug Repository (RRDR): The project under which the Awareness Programme on “Pharmacopoeial Parameters of ASU&H was organised.
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Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian
Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) conducts
Awareness Programme on ‘Pharmacopoeial
Parameters of ASU&H’
Posted On: 18 NOV 2025 7:05PM by PIB Delhi
Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) today organised a one-
day Awareness Programme on “Pharmacopoeial Parameters of ASU&H” under the Regional Raw
Drug Repository (RRDR) – Gangetic Plain Region project, funded by the National Medicinal Plants
Board (NMPB), Ministry of Ayush.
In his welcome address, Dr. Raman Mohan Singh, Director, PCIM&H, briefed participants on the
various activities and recent initiatives undertaken by the Commission in the field of standardization
and quality control of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy (ASU&H) drugs.
Addressing the gathering, Prof. (Dr.) Mahesh Kumar Dadhich, Chief Executive Officer, NMPB,
highlighted the critical role of raw drug quality in ensuring the safety and efficacy of ASU&H
systems. He appreciated the progress made by PCIM&H in developing the RRDR and informed that
NMPB, in collaboration with the National Physical Laboratory, is developing the Bhartiya Nirdeshak
Dravya for ASU&H drugs. He also commended PCIM&H for establishing thematic medicinal plant
gardens with QR-code enabled databases.
Dr. Rajendra Singh, Former Associate Director, DRDR, underlined the growing global acceptance of
ASU&H medicines and acknowledged the pivotal role of PCIM&H in establishing pharmacopoeial
and formulary standards.
Dr. A. Jayanty, Principal Scientific Officer (Pharmacognosy), PCIM&H, presented an overview of the
activities under the Gangetic Plain RRDR project. She informed that PCIM&H is currently
maintaining 523 authentic raw drug samples and nearly 1,000 herbarium specimens representing 218
species of ASU&H drugs in its repository.
Around 60 participants attended the programme, representing institutions such as Jamia Hamdard
University, Delhi; Raj Kumar Goel Institute of Technology, Ghaziabad; GS Ayurveda College,
Ghaziabad; All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), New Delhi; Sanskar College of Pharmacy,
Ghaziabad; Bakson Homoeopathic Medical College, Greater Noida; IMS Ghaziabad, among others.
The technical sessions included expert lectures on “Taxonomical Identification of Medicinal Plants”
by Dr. Mukesh Kumar, Consultant, RRDR Project; “Identification of Raw Drugs by Pharmacognostic
Parameters” by Dr. A. Jayanty, PSO, PCIM&H; “Quality Control and Quality Assessment ofTraditional Medicines” by Dr. S.C. Verma, PSO, PCIM&H; and “Microbial Analysis of ASU&H
Drugs” by Dr. M. Ramesh, SO (Microbiology).
Following the technical sessions, participants underwent hands-on training in the Pharmacognosy,
Chemistry and Microbiology laboratories and were given demonstrations of key instruments used in
the standardization and quality control of ASU&H drugs. Exposure visits to the Herbal Gardens,
Regional Raw Drug Repository and the Seed Bank were also organised.***
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